Biya
Sign in to saveright headwater of Ob in Altai Republic, Russia
Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Source
- Lake Teletskoye
- Coordinates
- 51°47′10″N 87°14′46″E / 51.786°N 87.246°E / 51.786; 87.246
- Mouth
- Ob
- Length
- 301 km (187 mi)
- Basin size
- 37,000 km (14,000 sq mi)
- Location
- Biysk
- Average
- 477 m /s (16,800 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Ob → Kara Sea
- Right
- Lebed
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Altai Krai
- Continent
- Asia
- Elevation
- 160
- Image
- Reka Biya.jpg
- Length
- 301
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- origin of the watercourse
- Teletskoe
- Commons category
- Biya River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Ob
- category for the water basin
- Category:Biya Basin
- watershed area
- 37000
- discharge
- 477
- different from
- Biá River
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Biya (Russian: Би́я; Altay: Бий, Biy) is a river in the Altai Republic and Altai Krai in Russia. At its confluence with the Katun, downstream of the city Biysk, the Ob is formed. The Biya is 301 km long; the area of its drainage basin is 37,000 km. It flows out of the Lake Teletskoye. The river freezes up in mid-November to early December (some parts of the river freeze over on a year-to-year basis). It breaks up in early or mid-April. The Biya is navigable on its entire length.
The maximum depth of river is 28 feet (8.5 m).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Biya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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